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Mill Girls (one-act) by Eliza Anderson

  • Drama
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  • 40 - 50 minutes
  • 12 W, 3 M,  (15-24 actors possible: 12-20 W, 3-4 M)
Productions (54)
(5)

Octavia, Hannah, and other girls from dissimilar backgrounds are thrust into the American industrial revolution of the 1840s when they take on... Read more

Octavia, Hannah, and other girls from dissimilar backgrounds are thrust into the American industrial revolution of the 1840s when they take on... Read more

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The Bells of Charlemont by Don Zolidis

  • Drama
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  • 40 - 45 minutes
  • 2 W, 6 M, 7 Any (13-30 actors possible: 2-20 W, 6-20 M)
Productions (38)
(5)

On Christmas Eve, 1944, a small group of American soldiers are occupying a burned-out village in northern France. The town mayor's widow makes an... Read more

On Christmas Eve, 1944, a small group of American soldiers are occupying a burned-out village in northern France. The town mayor's widow makes an... Read more

Slide/Over by Melanie Marnich

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 20 - 30 minutes
  • 3 W, 2 M, 
Productions (45)
(4)

High school students Trish, Steph, David, Scott, and Jay form a tight-knit, eccentric clique. Jay, who happens to be gay, throws the whole group... Read more

High school students Trish, Steph, David, Scott, and Jay form a tight-knit, eccentric clique. Jay, who happens to be gay, throws the whole group... Read more

The Butleress by Nick Stoller

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 35 - 45 minutes
  • 4 W, 
Productions (91)
(4)

Four women meet at the local community theater to rehearse an obscure English mystery-drama. And that's when they start getting murdered. Read more

Four women meet at the local community theater to rehearse an obscure English mystery-drama. And that's when they start getting murdered. Read more

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Chester, Who Painted The World Purple by Marco Ramirez

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 10 - 15 minutes
  • 1 W, 2 M, 1 Any (4-6 actors possible: 1-4 W, 2-5 M)
Productions (53)
(7)

Chester sets out to paint the world purple when he realizes it's the only color his blind grandfather can see. Read more

Chester sets out to paint the world purple when he realizes it's the only color his blind grandfather can see. Read more

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Revenge of the Gingerbread Boy by Don Zolidis

  • Comedy
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  • 10 - 10 minutes
  • 4 M, 2 Any (5-6 actors possible: 0-2 W, 3-6 M)
Productions (23)
(2)

The Gingerbread Boy, son of the late Gingerbread Man, (sadly eaten by children) seeks to discovers the truth about his cursed father and finds... Read more

The Gingerbread Boy, son of the late Gingerbread Man, (sadly eaten by children) seeks to discovers the truth about his cursed father and finds... Read more

A Curtain Call to Arms, or, The Final Bow by Matt Casarino

  • Comedy
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  • 20 - 30 minutes
  • 6 W, 6 M, 4 Any (9-16 actors possible: 4-10 W, 4-11 M)
Productions (69)
(0)

The play is over, and the cast would like to take their bows. Unfortunately, a crazed unseen chorus member with a gun is making things difficult.... Read more

The play is over, and the cast would like to take their bows. Unfortunately, a crazed unseen chorus member with a gun is making things difficult.... Read more

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Emotional Baggage by Nina Shengold

  • Comedy
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  • 15 - 20 minutes
  • 3 W, 4 M,  (6-7 actors possible: 3-4 W, 3-4 M)
Productions (76)
(0)

The secret lives of unclaimed baggage. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Finger Foods: An Evening of Short Plays.) Read more

The secret lives of unclaimed baggage. (This play can also be performed as part of the full-length play Finger Foods: An Evening of Short Plays.) Read more

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The Worstest Play Ever Wrote by Jason Pizzarello

  • Comedy
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  • 30 - 35 minutes
  • 2 W, 2 M, 26 Any (10-30 actors possible: 2-28 W, 2-28 M)
Productions (43)
(11)

What do you get when you combine an after school special, a penguin heist, accent-challenged knights, puppet-show Shakespeare, and a vampire... Read more

What do you get when you combine an after school special, a penguin heist, accent-challenged knights, puppet-show Shakespeare, and a vampire... Read more

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An Undisclosed Location by Ed Monk

  • Drama
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  • 30 - 35 minutes
  • 1 W, 3 M, 2 Any (6 actors possible: 1-3 W, 3-5 M)
Productions (20)
(10)

Before everything went so terribly wrong, Dr. Hale's team of scientists was trying to help people. Now, John Bonner is the only one who can try... Read more

Before everything went so terribly wrong, Dr. Hale's team of scientists was trying to help people. Now, John Bonner is the only one who can try... Read more

Macbeth (abridged) adapted by Larry Nehring

  • Drama
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  • 40 - 55 minutes
  • 2 W, 2 M,  (4-12 actors possible: 2-10 W, 2-10 M)
Productions (24)
(1)

William Shakespeare's classic tragedy unfolds fast and furiously in this abridged one-act version, trimmed to the story's very essence. When... Read more

William Shakespeare's classic tragedy unfolds fast and furiously in this abridged one-act version, trimmed to the story's very essence. When... Read more

Available as eScript

Biz Town (one-act) by Rachel Bublitz

  • Comedy
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  • 30 - 40 minutes
  • 36 Any (8-36 actors possible)
Productions (17)
(15)

When Miss J assigns an “adult life” simulation project, her class transforms into Biz Town, a modern city with a hospital, bookshop, zoo,... Read more

When Miss J assigns an “adult life” simulation project, her class transforms into Biz Town, a modern city with a hospital, bookshop, zoo,... Read more

Little Red Riding Hood by Billy Aronson

  • Comedy
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  • 20 - 40 minutes
  • 3 W, 2 M,  (5 actors possible: 0-5 W, 0-5 M)
Productions (93)
(4)

The classic fairytale, thoroughly bastardized. Read more

The classic fairytale, thoroughly bastardized. Read more

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A Bright, Clear Sky by Kristina Halvorson

  • Drama
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  • 25 - 30 minutes
  • 7 W, 3 M, 
Productions (41)
(4)

Ten young Norwegian immigrants are stranded in the middle of the Dakota prairie during the long winter of 1880-81. Hunger, cold, and cabin fever... Read more

Ten young Norwegian immigrants are stranded in the middle of the Dakota prairie during the long winter of 1880-81. Hunger, cold, and cabin fever... Read more

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The Odyssey by Tom Smith

  • Comedy
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  • 45 - 50 minutes
  • 11 W, 10 M,  (4-21 actors possible: 0-11 W, 2-10 M)
Productions (108)
(15)

This fast-paced and funny adaptation brings Homer's original story to life for young audiences. Odysseus and his crewman Pete must overcome many... Read more

This fast-paced and funny adaptation brings Homer's original story to life for young audiences. Odysseus and his crewman Pete must overcome many... Read more

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Break Fast by Douglas Craven

  • Drama
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  • 20 - 30 minutes
  • 2 W, 1 M, 
Productions (44)
(5)

One morning over breakfast, a mother and father watch their daughter grow up -- from birth to adulthood. Read more

One morning over breakfast, a mother and father watch their daughter grow up -- from birth to adulthood. Read more

Available as eScript

Graduation for Dummies! by Ian McWethy

  • Comedy
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  • 25 - 35 minutes
  • 5 W, 1 M, 17 Any (5-23 actors possible: 0-23 W, 0-23 M)
Productions (18)
(2)

It's almost graduation day, and Principal Pasey is confident that a group of near-high school graduates will manage to walk across a stage, shake... Read more

It's almost graduation day, and Principal Pasey is confident that a group of near-high school graduates will manage to walk across a stage, shake... Read more

Cap'n Hook by Jason Witter

  • Comedy
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  • 30 - 45 minutes
  • 6 W, 7 M, 5 Any (9-18 actors possible: 4-11 W, 5-12 M)
Productions (47)
(5)

Everyone's favorite pirate villain, Captain Hook, is a resident at The Jolly Roger Pirate Retirement Home, where he and his pals Blackbeard,... Read more

Everyone's favorite pirate villain, Captain Hook, is a resident at The Jolly Roger Pirate Retirement Home, where he and his pals Blackbeard,... Read more

2002 - 15 Minutes of Clown Fame by Don Zolidis

  • Comedy
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  • 10 - 10 minutes
  • 2 M, 
Productions (14)
(4)

A defeated Sam returns home from his American Idol audition dressed as a clown. His brother, Joe, sits him down for some hard truths; namely, Sam... Read more

A defeated Sam returns home from his American Idol audition dressed as a clown. His brother, Joe, sits him down for some hard truths; namely, Sam... Read more

Reese and Babe by Lew Holton

  • Comedy
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  • 30 - 40 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 2 Any (4 actors possible: 1-3 W, 1-3 M)
Productions (98)
(4)

Reese has buried his wife Babe's classic 1965 Mustang in the back yard. Why? Call it a panic attack. They both thought that Babe was involved... Read more

Reese has buried his wife Babe's classic 1965 Mustang in the back yard. Why? Call it a panic attack. They both thought that Babe was involved... Read more